THE FOUND FOOTAGE ICEBERG EXPLAINED // Tier 2

Iceberg! Explained! Again! 2!
I found some footage of ghosts and demons and whatnot. We’re all very concerned.
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Films discussed in this part:
Cannibal Holocaust, Creep Series, Last exorcism.
Diary Of The Dead, Man Bites Dog, The Devil Inside, Taking Of Deborah Logan, The Bay, Devils Pass, The Pyramid, Behind the Mask The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Afflicted, One Cut Of The Dead, Lake Mungo
The Tunnel, The Gallows
#horror #iceberg #explained

[@lbcyber]

May please warn us next time. Your adobe after-effects face frame was too spooky I was simply not prepared and now I am dead and a ghost.

[@ilovemew8085]

Me too but instead of dying I just shit my pants really hard

[@jenntaiga3316]

@@ilovemew8085 I also shit your pants really hard, #solidarity

[@jane_gorelove]

but are u a time vampire

[@Mon.petitchou]

Her community post about this made me audibly go “ah jesus”

[@mobscene23ks]

rip in piece :(

[@Perithot]

“we love you gizmo” we all say in unison

[@sinceremoose]

We love you, gizmo

[@a.tapes_]

Maybe the footage we found was the friends we made along the way

[@TheRainstorm97]

This is so real lmao. I saw all the movies on the iceberg and was like.... surely there can't be that many... turns out my idea of what a found footage film EVEN IS, is not the same as the person who made this iceberg 😂

[@DomiTenebris]

I gagged LMAOOO

[@JadyLester]

Maybe the real friends are the footage we found along the way

[@morticiax540]

Honestly hearing you mention Cannibal Holocaust brought me all the way back to when I first found your channel on my lunchbreak working overnights at a hospital lmaooo

[@ZeldaPine]

omg, I actually have a bonkers fact for the dyatlov pass incident! They solved what happened in late 2010s thanks to...... Frozen's snow physics engine! The engine was so accurate that they recreated the set up for the camp and found out that because of how the snow surrounding the camp was positioned, it was just the right set up for the camp to be very suddenly covered overnight. Not a proper avalanche, but like, a mini one. So the campers were asleep, a few foot of snow is suddenly on top of their camp, and they very quickly succumb to hypothermia, they crawl out from under the snow and do the crazy things hypothermia makes you do.

[@pineapplefrostyfruits9225]

I think there was also proof that the specific way the snow banks on the mountains worked - the shape of the slope, lack of trees or ledges - was also linked to another area with the same landscape where the same thing happened, with one survivor? If I remember correctly that part was theorised to be due to the sound/echo chamber of low frequency sound causing issues with people's inner cochlear and disorienting them. Might be wrong about that part though, but I think I remember hearing that being a related theory that recently came up.

[@scarymonsterzz]

Lake Mungo is sooo good. It's one of the only movies that truly left me feeling literally haunted. I was both terrified and weeping by the end.

[@elusiverobertdenby3000]

truly. i got chills when May recounted that scene on the cell phone

[@tommyv13]

The Devil inside is still one of the worst experiences in my life, and I was alive for 911

[@biggestastiest]

[badum tss]

[@coyoteartist]

I'm surprised she didn't mention that actual ending was telling you to go to a website which no longer exists.

[@flaccidpancake2614]

​@@coyoteartist honestly i think she didn't cause almost everyone knows that fact so it would be a bit repetitive

[@thefollowingisatest4579]

Lake Mungo gets better each time you watch it. It is truly shocking how good it is, and how haunting (ha ha). It makes sense that such a film has a big ol Twin Peaks homage, because it has a similar dream like quality at times. Also, the way the film uses your own media literacy to enhance its story is incredible.

[@magic-cola]

SO psyched that you love Lake Mungo! it's very rare that any piece of horror media gets to me, but Lake Mungo is the only film that's ever genuinely frightened me as an adult. it's easily a favorite of mine!

[@biggestastiest]

i have personal stakes to watch it as i lost a sister and there's a reason ive only watched it once. that movie is probably (one of) the best horror movies ive seen and it really really upset my feefees

[@ChicaneryBear]

You should grab the 2nd Sight 4K if you can. It's great.

[@magic-cola]

@ChicaneryBear ooh, I wasn't aware it's on 4K! I'll have to grab a copy once I'm not broke lmao

[@LiamMazeika]

One Cut of the Dead is one of my favorite films just because of how charming it is

[@rileyhasguns597]

You convert that bingo card into a drinking game you'll be dead after 2 movies made in 00s and up

[@TheRainstorm97]

The bingo card was such a funny addition 😂 there should be bingo cards in more people's iceberg videos

[@the_neutral_container]

_Man Bites Dog_ and _Lake Mungo_ are two of the greatest films I've ever seen across all genres.

[@videonasty4528]

as soon as may said she didn't want to spoil every movie but needed to hype up dyatlov pass i paused her video. watched the whole movie, then came back to finish this. may's recommendations are simply the best, she truly does not miss.

[@wrt1992]

Yu-gi-oh! being referenced twice in a found footage iceberg video from Nyx Fears is not something I was expecting. Plus the good boy! More dog clips next time, if it's not a bother.

[@FLUFFERKINZ]

I love found footage. Lake Mungo is definitely worth watching. It’s a slow burn but that final reveal is so shocking and the reveals in the credits made my hair stand on end. By far my favorite found footage movie to date.

[@siobhandrown885]

These feel very real and I'm just loving the new wave of videos and music. CANNOT wait for the next book.

[@MercySorrows]

okay ngl that spooky face jumpscare made me laugh to the point i almost choke, so yeah the spooky face almost killed me

[@beemusings]

i will always defend creep as one of the best found footage horror movies, and one of my favorite horror movies in general. i get why it's polarizing, but i also think a lot of ppl wrongfully criticize it for all its found footage tropes-imo the movie goes out of its way to address and justify and subvert these tropes in really interesting ways! it's a movie that really leans into its format in ways that enhance its story and themes, which i think is cool as hell

[@3ki3ra3]

ABSOLUTELY. one of my absolute favorite movies ever, it’s such a good time.

[@summer.d13]

I LOVE CREEP and I was looking for a comment like this one. I think the simplicity of the story and the limited cast lend to the horror. It’s really grounded and I feel like I could meet someone like Mark Duplass’s character irl.

[@CatzBell]

I also LOVE Creep 2! Hope they make a 3! 👏

[@klaatubaradanikto1490]

i totally see your defense and feel the same! plus its just a good time for a lot of those who love these kinda movies

[@meltyvixen]

GIZMO IS SO SWEET OMG 😭💗 and thank you for working around the clock to entertain us, y'all are inspiring!!

[@AleksVideoHole]

also not on the list but gonjiam: haunted asylum and incantation are BANGERS. gonjiam stylistically is so interesting because it borrows a lot from live streams and korean live television and it looks so cool

[@shortinsomniac76]

Gonjiam made me close my laptop when the lady strted to speak in tonges

[@cascharles3838]

Incantation was so fun, I love how it fully brings the viewer into the ritual. Also emotionally devastating cause that little girl was adorable 😭

[@davidroberts7916]

I saw Lake Mungo maybe 10 years ago and it is STILL one of the best moments in horror I've ever experienced

[@en3839]

I love pranking friends and family with mockumentaries, and I’ll say Lake Mungo was my most successful showing. One group of friends were totally bought in so I let the prank run the rest of the night until I broke the news… they were relieved but so sad at the same time lol

[@MarchingGrrl]

I went through a phase in college where I watched every single found footage horror movie I could find on Netflix. This video was made for me, thank you so much.

[@mek0626]

Leaving a comment because May asked nicely.

[@VampireFaust]

I feel like in these iceberg videos, May has reached a new level of mastery over her order-out-of-chaos delivery style, they're really good.

[@kateg22]

I met a new friend a few months back and It turns out she was a makeup artist on The Taking of Deborah Logan. Gave her all the praise she deserved!! I really think it's an underrated gem.

[@basedswain5880]

The Tunnel perfectly mimics the style of news reporting that I grew up with in 2010's Australia so it has a specially place in my heart. I lived in Sydney so it was weird just seeing the door they entered through near central. Also The Bay my beloved, glad to see my taste in movies validated.

[@Faith5x]

trevor henderson did your book covers, that's dope! comparing a movie to his art is a HUGE sell, i'm gonna have to check that one out

[@jasonrhome710]

Point of order! Robert Englund is not a consultant in Behind the Mask. He is the "Ahab." Literally the Dr. Loomis type that Leslie Vernon needs to complete his checklist of requirements for becoming a slasher. I really like that movie.

[@nyxfears]

It’s been a looooong time. I remember that now, yes.

[@jasonrhome710]

@@nyxfears Really digging the series! There's... there's so much found footage/mockumentary stuff out there... After you recover from the burnout I presume you'll get from this list, I would recommend hunting down S&Man by J. T. Petty. This would also be one of the rare movies where I'd recommend going in blind if it hasn't come across your radar yet. It's got interviews with the August Underground people, as well as a bunch of other super indie, self-distributed movie makers. Wild ride, still need to go back for a rewatch.

[@celestialsaph6402]

The Tunnel has been super hard to find before this past year, only just now has it started getting more opportunities to buy or stream it, so I'm glad that I'm finally able to watch it!

[@Pneubeteube]

Which is actually kind of crazy because The Tunnel is actually one of the first films to release as a torrent, meaning anyone in the world can freely download it without breaking any laws. I remember my copy came with a torrenting client like 15 years ago

[@sarkos220]

It's on Tubi now, before that it took forever to track a copy down to watch

[@ChillietheFaerie]

Deborah Logan and The Bay are two of my favorite movies, I'm so thrilled for more people to see them

[@alangreer3760]

Anubis chasing around a bunch of hapless victims through ruins is peak micromanagement. I feel like an actual god would delegate something like that to an underling. He probably just loves what he does and never wants to lose touch with the little guys.

[@bemodreamy]

Thank you for quoting the PS5 tiktok

[@WendyS18]

I love Gizmo, Gizmo is extremely nice and good

[@kathleech8044]

The best 😍

[@CatLadyK669]

I love Lake Mungo! I wouldn’t call it “found footage” either, but it’s such a unique movie and really creepy with great storytelling.

[@TakarasAsylum]

I love The Bay!!! When I was a teen I was a weird little girl researching parasites and came across it. It is, perhaps, my first horror movie. Absolutely wonderful film, edge of my seat, never bored, and also is like...FUCK rich politicians pretending the world is fine!

[@jessethecomet]

I had no idea it was directed by the dame guy as Rain Man.

[@TakarasAsylum]

@@jessethecomet SAAAME

[@felidaefatalis]

How are we the same person

[@TakarasAsylum]

@@felidaefatalis weird little girls like researching parasites

[@xXAlexOrWhateverXx]

I watched it a couple years ago with my sister and her roommates. We have to stop watching because it shook us too much emotionally.

[@alicerethi6390]

“What if paleozoics were real” oh no oh god no an idea more terrifying than any other

[@TheYellowGoggles]

I watched Lake Mungo and it was so good??? The bit with her neighbor in the background gave me actual chills. My mom was basically addicted to watching the ID channel when I was growing up and that really messed up my view of the world for a long time, so honestly seeing something so well-done that felt so grounded in reality but was actually fictional felt very cathartic. The Tunnel is next on my list.

[@alipie02]

I love that you talked about Devil's Pass! I adore that movie, it's just such a weird twist. It doesn't get enough attention.

[@morganalabeille5004]

You talking about digital cameras reminded me of the fact that the director of Men Behind the Sun went to a film school that couldn't afford equipment so he had to learn filmmaking entirely through theory. Guy just saw movies in theatres repeatedly while taking notes.

[@TheRainstorm97]

I really like your media analytics or just shitposts bc it always falls into one of these great camps: 1. I never would have watched this, thanks for saving me the time/mental health 1a. And also there is some free insight into the human condition thank you May! 2. What the fuck? I need to watch this immediately! (And then there is much enjoyment) 3. I saw this, and agree with your take, and you add onto my thoughts and it usually increases my enjoyment of the movie 4. I saw this, and your take is different, and what you said really made me think (I certainly didn't do film school in any way!) and that increases my enjoyment of this movie It's just a win win win win win scenario when I watch a NyxFears video ❤

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

Not a found footage movie, but more so a depiction of social anxiety that most people wouldn’t want to come across, FROWNLAND. It is the modern Eraserhead. From being a long time fan of your channel, I think this movie would be right up your alley. An absolutely unhinged but beautiful film

[@TheRainstorm97]

What did you like about it?

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

@@TheRainstorm97 as someone with severe social anxiety, I haven’t seen it depicted in film as well as I have in that movie. It’s also quite funny, and harrowing when it needs to be.

[@OddoFelacio]

Captain Beefheart reference?

[@TheRainstorm97]

@@everyvillainislemons7583 Thanks, that sounds really interesting. I'll check out Frownland then!

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

⁠@@OddoFelacioyes, named after the Beefheart song

[@beefromashroom]

was watching this vid with my sister, also a horror fan who actually made me into a horror fan, and when you mentioned The Bay I literally threw my hands in the air and yelled cause I really love this movie, and it was my sister who showed it to me aaaages ago. now I kinda wanna rewatch it, it's one of my fave horror movies. also got giddy when you talked about Creep, because that's also one of my favorite horrors, it's such a bizarre lil movie. hyped for the next installment of this series!

[@SamuraiMujuru]

There's way more chaff than wheat in the found footage/mockumentary catalog but there are some phenomenal films in there that you'll miss of you just go "Found footage bad". Late Night With the Devil, Ghostwatch, Noroi, The Tunnel, The Bay, just to name a handful.

[@digdoug5125]

I really hope to hear your thoughts on Cuckoo, just like Longlegs it feels like nobody i know is watching these movies

[@willberman1562]

Genuinely very grateful for this upload today, I needed something to distract me from my day. I love these videos a lot. Even when I’ve seen everything you’re taking about you always have something funny or insightful to say

[@MysticMinis-ol3co]

I had never thought of that Debra Logan movie to be found footage for some reason but I totally see it. Deff recommend it, hella good time

[@EddoFoxy]

YOOOO I have Fluids with the Trevor Henderson cover and I didn't know Trevor did the cover and now I'm even more excited to start reading it!!

[@nyxfears]

You have the Trevor Henderson cover? When did you get it? I don’t think it’s out yet.

[@stickypink0]

greatest youtuber of all times

[@gregcahl6969]

It's great to have you back, May!

[@DemurerTundra]

0:07 Was that a joshua schmidt video in the background???

[@nyxfears]

It is!

[@jesuscryst3239]

I knew I heard yugioh terms there

[@oto999]

Man Bites Dog is a belgian movie and one very important fact i wish i knew before moving to belgium and interacting with belgians on the regular is that they kinda consider it a comedy before an horror movie

[@millierae8432]

May your energy is amazing as always. You genuinely seem so happy and full of life and it makes me happy to see!!

[@rudebega1494]

I’m so glad to hear you mention The Tunnel, it’s one of my favs and I totally feel like it never gets any real love.

[@rainbowgrimart]

im so glad you saw and loved the bay. i scream from the rooftops to recommend it every time someones talking about found footage/mockumentary horror stuff. its so friggen good and deserves so much more attention than it got/gets!!

[@GallyGears]

Really enjoying this iceberg series!! Already planning to show Lake Mungo to my unsuspecting friends >:)

[@DaisyWhisper]

Love to see a May Leitz upload ❤

[@Gilburrito]

I forgor about this channel, glad to be back and getting recommended

[@lydias3884]

hiiii may im a huge fan i love your work you're amazingg and thank you for the found footage bingo now i'll have to rewatch all those movies with this in hand lmaooo thanks for always posting such good content love from brazil

[@lotstannard8682]

You are literally the entire reason I got into horror films and films in general, thank you for your continued hard work!!!

[@EmillyOrr]

I think Megan is Missing hit me more intensely, because I know part of what the movie's based on. I lived in Sacramento when one particular storage complex had to clean a non-paying berth, found a bunch of barrels, and opened them. It was big news at the time, but maybe big local news.

[@SpaceCase69]

Omg you just unlocked the memory of Devil's Pass for me, I completely forgot I watched that, what a crazy ending

[@JohnnyCake6759]

I’m surprised no one ever mentioned The Connection (1961) as the first found footage movie. It’s not a horror film by any means, but it has a lot of the tropes that would become staples in the genre. (It was also adapted from a 1959 stage play originally performed by the experimental theater group, The Living Theater).

[@ectopasta]

I find myself rewatching this tonight. Its been a hard week- but your content really comforts me. Thank you, May :)

[@kkuudandere]

okay this weekend I NEED to finally sit down and watch lake mungo, I've put it off long enough

[@AKeNeN]

Won’t disappoint you (hopefully). In my Top 5.

[@kkuudandere]

@@AKeNeN I liked it! Still have some questions, but I really liked the documentary style. Amazing how the story just kept getting MORE nuts lmao

[@arcadelinkauthor]

24:42 I, in fact, did not remember The Devil Inside, even after looking it up on IMDB - until you mentioned the train ending. 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

[@JadyLester]

I'm always delighted to see a new video, you're a good hang. "Candles are made to be burned," like I have literally been making candles. I appreciate putting your music video out like this, your talents are so diverse!

[@Mel_Marec]

Im glad you liked The Bay because it's one of my favorites

[@elenabarbieri1286]

No but the way that I NEED that Trevor Henderson version of Fluids is insane

[@CatzBell]

Reading Fluids and watching this!

[@oohshiny1366]

I’m so glad you enjoyed several of these, Lake Mungo especially! I hope you’ll enjoy Noroi in the next phase. But also, mind the volume and please don’t listen to it with headphones/earbuds? It has so many instances of sudden screaming.

[@pnwgirl4]

Last video I asked when there would be merch and now there is merch! Can't wait to sit on my couch in the dark watching movies while wearing my May Leitz shirt.

[@Zaqt23145]

Fantastic video as always! You’re editing and humor is wonderful, I love putting your videos on while I sew :). Also holy shit Trevor Henderson?? His art is so good, I can’t wait to see it paired with your book!

[@daisydew_drop]

Can't believe 'Creep' and 'The Last Exorcism' were right next to each other in this video!!! Those are like, the main two movies i wanted to hear your opinion on- They're very near and dear to my heart :) Thank you for taking the time to review this iceberg. This series is already so fun ^__^

[@freyak5401]

I have a tradition of watching isolating scary horror films set in the brutal cold during blizzards. Devil's Pass is gonna be perfect for that this winter

[@TheRainstorm97]

It's soooooo good May. Love this vid and can't wait for the next one

[@Wobbles456]

YUGIOH PALEOZOIC MENTIONED!!!!

[@bubblegumcutie4322]

I do hope we get to see more gizmo in the future

[@RachaelAwesomeSocks]

Loving this iceberg series so far. thank u for being a found footage apologist The mere mention of Lake Mungo still unsettles me. Like my body can't forget how it felt watching the ending for the first time. It rocked my world. I genuinely love The Bay!! I first saw it at the Insect Fear Film Festival a handful of years ago with some entomology grad students. My ex at the time hated it so SO deeply, because he had zero tolerance for horror, I should have known we were never gonna work out. u_u

[@ireallysee]

the bingo idea is genius! Can't wait for the rest, I literally watched the troll hunter bc of you

[@tomknight2366]

For one of my editing classes in film school I wrote a final paper on found footage films, what makes them work or makes me hate them and this series speaks to me deeply. Pouring one out for some of the films you have to watch through this but the gems are worth it!

[@DapperMrAlex]

I've been waiting for this!

[@MoxAmber26]

It has been a while since I saw a video of yours pop into my sub box, but I love both icebergs and found footage so this is going to be a treat to catch up with

[@kirahoney2068]

I find it super interesting that you found Lake Mungo realistic as well. It got to me in a way not a lot of horror movies have, but I chalked it up to being aussie and that movie looking like exactly the kind of program you’d come across randomly turning on the TV here. Like, the people in it could be people I know in real life. If it has that effect on people outside Australia too then they did an even more amazing job on it than I originally thought!

[@girlfriend1734]

i hardly, if ever, have watched any found footage movies, and its not like i don't go out of my way to avoid them i just don't know where to start (the only movie ive seen so far from this series is one cut of the dead - and again, NOT really a found footage) so watching your videos and hearing your thoughts give me a pretty good idea of which movies to watch so thank you as always May Leitz !

[@sister_merci]

Love love LOVE it, thank you for dropping new music!

[@holocoffin]

May! I love your books and music and these horror related KZbin videos are just so good 🤘🏻 you’re a renaissance woman!

[@trillabee475]

need a found footage-esque short film about Gizmo

[@mateuszpawowski8139]

15:15 My heart skipped a bit, surely none of these movies can have a scarier moment.

[@yanile47]

I think you just planned out my week with all these recommendations.

[@catherineescobar3123]

Hearing “time-traveling vampires” over and over made me laugh so hard for some reason.

[@cazinlofi]

there were a few i hadnt seen here that sound amazing, thank you may 💕 & youve made me want to rewatch lake mungo, i was devastated by it the first time but I'm looking forward to watching it again to pick up on all the layers. and gizmo is the best boy 🥺

[@l.g.956]

The bingo is so real lmao I think you cracked the albeit simple code to found footage

[@smokingtakidust]

nyx ily i’ve been watching your acct for 8+ years now and always love to see u upload !!!

[@smokingtakidust]

i’m also louis from family guy

[@katiehirsekorn3484]

So excited for the new book covers loved fluids and reading girl flesh currently. Everything you put out has been amazing from music to books to videos ❤

[@themayhemcalling4099]

Much love May, this series is stellar.

[@NaeOnYT]

You make some of the only videos that I consistently recommend to a wide range of people. I'm not sure if that proves you're an awesome content creator or if it indicates I'm kind of messed up.

[@DuelistKoi93]

I am always somehow blindsided by your yugioh comments but they are also so fucking on point i can't help but love them.

[@mothmanghost983]

Thank you for feeding my Letterboxd watchlist. Love you May!!

[@dandy_andy_2609]

I’m so glad that my obsessive rewatching/commenting has finally paid off!